allen's hummingbirdhouse wrenamerican robingalapago finchtennessee warblergolden-hooded tanagergreen broadbillcaspian terncommon tailbirdsspotted nightingalemagnolia warblerhouse finchbank swallowanna's hummingbirdmacgillvray's warbler
photographer sharon beals is a self-proclaimed 'urban naturalist'. raised in seattle, she now lives in hunters point shipyard in san francisco. in nests: fifty nests and the birds that built them, beals takes a rare & intimate glimpse of these remarkable creatures, drawing from the collections of the california academy of sciences, the museum of vertebrate zoology at uc berkeley & the western foundation of vertebrate zoology to showcase the most astounding avian architects around the world. i'm obsessed! you can see more images here.